Radio-bridging across the Zambezi, between Zambia and Zimbabwe was a focus of activities on the ground 2018. Sharing broadcast excerpts from the Zambezi Valley for World Radio Day 2019, we dream of radio-bridges to listeners around the world…

“We” that is the various radio-makers at Sinazongwe Community Radio Station aka ZongweFM; it’s also Mutinta Mukuwa (the white, out-one-out) aka claudia who joint Zongwe team between June and December 2018 for weekly workshops, international projects, and of course many live broadcasts. “We” may also include the many studio guests, we were honored to host, who spoke to us in person or, through recordings and remixes.

We’d like to invite you to go on a journey with ZongweFM Live for two hours to the rural areas North and South of the Zambezi; you’ll hear about a community fundraising concert for Zongwe FM, the local launch of the Radio-Bridge Compilation, exchange visits of women across Lake Kariba, between Sinazongwe and Binga, visitors from Europa, Basimbi Radio, radio making with/ by/ for girls - and many many other things between the lines…

Thank you for listening!

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01. Nosiko’s Concert Jingle - “You are welcome…!!” (02:09’) A jingle for the Radio-Bridge Concert, a community fundraising effort for Zongwe FM. The jingle is a international sonic co-production by Zongwe DJ Nosiko and Mukuwa Mutinta with music from the Radio-Bridge Compilation “Path of Awareness” by Italian composer Valerio Orlandini, vocals by Zubo Trust’s Donor Ncube.

02. Reports from Binga: Women on the water 1.1 - “They are united...” (10:10’) Nosiko reports from her visit together with Cleopatra and Mariya at Zubo Trust in Binga Zimbabwe and especially about Bhindawuko Banakazi (BB = business women), a coop of 10 women fishing kapenta (mantemba) on Kariba Lake. James questions: could women in Zambia do the same…? Nosiko respondes and reports from the women’s exchange in Binga. What help or encouragement did Zubo women offer to the women in Zambia. Nelico presents; music DJ Kwe “Voices of Binga” track 09 “team work”.

03. Reports from Binga 1.2 - “Fifty-fifty equal rights...” (15:40’) We listen to a clip from Nosiko’s recordings with BB where the women respond to Mariya and Cleopatra’s questions on how they managed to negotiate the freedom to go to work with their husbands. “In Zambia… we don’t allow women to participate in any activity...” James responds. Three male callers follow up in disbelieve with questions on details of the situation of women on a fishing rig. Nosiko clarifies. Mukuwa Mutinta adds some details from the history of this project of Zubo Trust.

04. Pumba’s ad-hoc ad for Binga Soap - “Eh-nsipa is the best…!!” (01:15’) This is an edited, chance-recording we made with Muchindu Pumba towards the end of the fundraising concert for Zongwe FM. You’ll here event and music still on-going in the background. Pumba had a long conversation with Matron, felt inspired about the Zubo project and lend her sisters across the waters in Zimbabwe this full-hearted support. Remix with Zubo’s Angeline.

05. Reports from Binga: Jatropha Soap 2.2 - “We are ready to join…!” (13:20’) We listen to Nosiko’s recording introducing the Jatropha soap project of Zubo Trust. Kasimbi-ka-malaiti (“the electrical girl”) calls a number of times inquiring about details of the production process. Cleopatra, one of the women who went to Binga is herself very interested in the project and ready to reply in detail. Another lady-caller adds with excitement that she and her group are ready to join any project which the women who went to visit Zubo will start now. James presents the show with Nosiko, Cleopatra, Mariya, Mary Mwakoi and Maria of Tusumpuke Women’s Club.

06. Zubo’s Matron Muleya at Zongwe - “We can learn from each other….” (15:53’) Monica and James talk with Matron Muleya about women’s projects in Binga and Sinazongwe. Soundscape recordings take the listeners to Sebungwe River Mouth in Binga, the fish-farming project of the Tuligwazye women and the Women Fishing Coop “Bhinawuko Banakazi”. James can contribute experiences from fish-farming projects in Sinazongwe. With another audio recording, Monica remembers the wish of Sinazongwe women clubs to learn from Zubo’s women how to weave bags from Malala. The show winds down with a number of tracks from the Radio-Bridge Compilation which had just been launched with the fundraising concert on the day before; here, “We are One” remix by Valerie Vivancos.

07. Bamukuwa from KDF at Zongwe - “Do you have tribes in Germany…!?” (04:32’) Susan and Pia from Germany are working as volunteers in the youths and gender programmes at Kaluli Development Foundation (KDF) in Sinazongwe. The two women have been in the district for a year now and are about to return to Germany. In the show they look back at their experiences in working with the youths and school children in Sinazongwe. Station Manager, Kennedy Kambole presents, Nelico joins the conversation interested to tease out what the visitors observed as different from their home country. Music: remixes by Donna Maya and Danny Thompson

08. Bamukuwa visit from Austria at Zongwe - “What are the differences…?” (02:56’) Nelico and James talk with Selina and Marion. Their visit at Zongwe continues a history of cultural exchanges and partnership with Free Radio Stations in Austria. Marion and Selina are at that time on an internship at an orphanage for blind children near Mazabuka. Like Nelico and James, Marion volunteers as a presenter at Free Radio Salzkammergut (FRS). James brings up a track from the Radio-Bridge Compilation, a contribution by Macdonald Chiemezie Nwokeji, Nigerian presenter of “Hallo Africa...” a music show at FRS in Upper Austria.

09. Zongwe Family Show reviewing the concert - “ZongweFM has been born again…!” (11:16’) A show with Kennedy, Nelico, James, Mukuwa Mutinta and many clips from the fundraising concert for Zongwe FM a week before; here for example, Thomas’ praise song for Zongwe, Muka Moonga’s culture dance group, the speeches by radio champion Kasimbi ka-malaiti and Zubo’s Matron Muleya.

10. Basimbi Radio Jingle - “Join me as your sister…!” (2:01’) Nosiko’s call-out to the girls (basimbi) at Sinazongwe to come and join her in the ZongweFM team. Basimbi Radio was a special venture throughout the school holidays in August with weekly workshops and live shows. The jingle is a sonic international coproduction of Nosiko, Mutinta Mukuwa and DJ Kwe. The music includes instrumentals from “Radio Remixes Voices of Binga” album by DJ Kwe tracks 05 and 08.

11. Zongwe Family Show before the concert 1.1 - “I was the only girl...” (6:35’) On the evening before the concert the entire Zongwe team went on-air with a special show to call the community for the concert with many local musicians and the launch of The Radio-Bridge Compilation as special CD edition. For the show, we received and aired messages of support by Mario, station manager at Zongwe’s Austrian partner radio, Free Radio Salzkammergut, Nervious Siantombo at Panos Southern Africa and Petronella at Radio Phoenix in Lusaka. The message and insert from Petronella inspired vivid response from DJ Mo and DJ Nosiko. The studio - as usual filled with male presenters but plans for Basimbi Radio already in the pipeline, the women presenters, Monica and Nosiko were delighted to grasp the opportunity.

12. Basimbi Radio with i.a. Ruth, Knowledge, and Minibas - “You can do it…!” (7:18’) Ruth presents a programme with a number of her friends from Sinazongwe Secondary. Minibas describes how to cook chicken and tomato sauce; others question and contribute; whether to add oil or not is an issue. The girls go into detailed description and have fun with it. A clip from an interview with Chiza Mwinde in Binga; Knowledge adds her encouragement to girls in maths. (Nelico and James have promised to continue the Basimbi Radio series in coop with the school; this is the first show they produced)

13. Zongwe Family Show before the concert 1.2 - “A Radio-Bridge across the Zambezi...” (7:23’) A second excerpt from the Zongwe Family on the night before the concert. Muka Moonga sings a traditional song. Mutinta Mukuwa responds. Women’s radio solidarity. Music: Labecca’s song remix by Feralmind

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